Howards End
Is a TV adaptation necessary when we already have a novel and film version of Howards End? Probably not, but…
Gods and Monsters
Dir. Bill Condon
While many homophobic people like to think otherwise, there have been gay people all throughout history, some that have survived…
A Simple Plan
Dir. Sam Raimi
A Simple Plan, directed by Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spider-Man) is a psychological thriller that follows two brothers and…
The Madness of King George
Dir. Nicholas Hytner
At first glance, The Madness of King George seemed like a history lesson about King George III. Like plenty of…
Enchanted April
Dir. Mike Newell
Of course, a lovely vacation in the Italian countryside will not solve all your problems. It won’t fix marital problems,…
Get Shorty
Dir. Allen Coulter & Emin Hüseynov
Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids) star in this dark comedy-thriller about a gangster who attempts a career as a…
Wonder Boys
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Michael Douglas plays Grady Tripp, a craggy, lovable English professor struggling to finish the follow-up to a very successful first…
October Sky
Dir. Joe Johnston
October Sky doesn’t tread new ground—in fact, you’ll be forgiven for rolling your eyes at a couple of cliches, including…
High Fidelity
Rob Brooks, a female record store owner in the rapidly gentrified neighborhood of Crown Heights, Brooklyn revisit past relationships through…
Little Women
Dir. Female director & Vanessa Caswill
Set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, the story follows sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy March on…
The Insider
Dir. Michael Mann
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on…
In the Name of the Father
Dir. Jim Sheridan
A small-time Belfast thief, Gerry Conlon, is wrongly convicted of an IRA bombing in London, along with his father and…
Get Shorty
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a…
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Dir. Anthony Minghella
Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it’s better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.…
Black Hawk Down
Dir. Ridley Scott
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black…
The Birdcage
Dir. Mike Nichols
The Birdcage could’ve gone wrong in so many ways. It could’ve mocked the minorities it centered in the film, or…
Trainspotting
Dir. Danny Boyle
Renton (McGregor), a Scottish twenty-something junkie, must choose to clean up and get out, or continue following the allure of…